Question 1

During its first quarter-century as a nation, one of the most vexing problems facing America was

Accepted Answer

A)  developing and implementing a foreign policy strategy that would prevent the United States from entangling itself in the rivalry and warfare between France and Britain. 
B)  a lack of good political leadership. 
C)  the continued fighting between the United States and the Armed Neutrality League. 
D)  managing Indian affairs and wars throughout the country. 
E)  separation of church and state. 
A)  developing and implementing a foreign policy strategy that would prevent the United States from entangling itself in the rivalry and warfare between France and Britain. 
B)  a lack of good political leadership. 
C)  the continued fighting between the United States and the Armed Neutrality League. 
D)  managing Indian affairs and wars throughout the country. 
E)  separation of church and state.

Question 2

Which of the following elements represent Democratic-Republican (Jeffersonian) political features?

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A)  A pro-British foreign policy 
B)  A preference for promoting agricultural interests over manufacturers 
C)  Viewing the national debt as major problem that should be reduced 
D)  Favoring a powerful central bank 
E)  A protective tariff 
A)  A pro-British foreign policy 
B)  A preference for promoting agricultural interests over manufacturers 
C)  Viewing the national debt as major problem that should be reduced 
D)  Favoring a powerful central bank 
E)  A protective tariff

Question 3

The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was

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A)  rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  accepted by the bank's opponents, even if they disagreed with the goals and objectives of the bank on policy grounds. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  rejected by President George Washington. 
A)  rejected by the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
B)  supported by Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  accepted by the bank's opponents, even if they disagreed with the goals and objectives of the bank on policy grounds. 
D)  based on the "necessary and proper," or "elastic," clause in the Constitution. 
E)  rejected by President George Washington.

Question 4

Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from

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A)  sales taxes and licensing fees. 
B)  customs duties and excise tax. 
C)  income and property taxes. 
D)  western land sales and foreign loans. 
E)  foreign aid. 
A)  sales taxes and licensing fees. 
B)  customs duties and excise tax. 
C)  income and property taxes. 
D)  western land sales and foreign loans. 
E)  foreign aid.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of John Adams.

Accepted Answer

Second president of the United

Question 6

How were the Alien Laws and the Sedition Act allegedviolations of the Bill of Rights? What arguments were used to justify these laws, and what arguments were used to argue against these laws? Do you find these arguments convincing? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Alien Laws and the Sedition Act were

Question 7

Jay's Treaty contained all of the following provisions EXCEPT

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A)  a British promise to evacuate its chain of forts on U.S. soil. 
B)  British consent to pay damages for the recent seizure of American ships. 
C)  that Americans were bound to pay debts still owed to British merchants on pre-Revolutionary accounts. 
D)  no promise by the British to pay for future seizure of American ships. 
E)  a promise by the British to stop selling arms to the Indians. 
A)  a British promise to evacuate its chain of forts on U.S. soil. 
B)  British consent to pay damages for the recent seizure of American ships. 
C)  that Americans were bound to pay debts still owed to British merchants on pre-Revolutionary accounts. 
D)  no promise by the British to pay for future seizure of American ships. 
E)  a promise by the British to stop selling arms to the Indians.

Question 8

For its continued success, Hamilton's financial program relied heavily on

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A)  foreign trade with Britain and Europe. 
B)  removal of the Spanish from the Mississippi Valley. 
C)  aid from France. 
D)  retiring the national debt. 
E)  high taxes. 
A)  foreign trade with Britain and Europe. 
B)  removal of the Spanish from the Mississippi Valley. 
C)  aid from France. 
D)  retiring the national debt. 
E)  high taxes.

Question 9

Which amendment guards against the danger that enumerating rights might lead to the conclusion that they were the only ones protected?

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A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Fifth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth 
A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Fifth 
D)  Ninth 
E)  Tenth

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of The Judiciary Act of 1789.

Accepted Answer

An act of Congress that organi

Question 11

Washington's Farewell Address in 1796

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A)  warmly endorsed the appearance of two contending political parties in America. 
B)  warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances. 
C)  was delivered to a joint session of Congress by Washington himself. 
D)  proposed a two-term limitation on the presidency. 
E)  called for the country to rally behind the political party of the Jeffersonian-Republicans. 
A)  warmly endorsed the appearance of two contending political parties in America. 
B)  warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances. 
C)  was delivered to a joint session of Congress by Washington himself. 
D)  proposed a two-term limitation on the presidency. 
E)  called for the country to rally behind the political party of the Jeffersonian-Republicans.

Question 12

All of the following are accurate descriptions of the young American nation EXCEPT

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A)  its population was still about 90 percent rural, despite the flourishing cities. 
B)  the first official census of 1790 recorded almost four million people. 
C)  all but five percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  most of the population lived in the eastern seaboard cities. 
E)  foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life. 
A)  its population was still about 90 percent rural, despite the flourishing cities. 
B)  the first official census of 1790 recorded almost four million people. 
C)  all but five percent of the people lived east of the Appalachian Mountains. 
D)  most of the population lived in the eastern seaboard cities. 
E)  foreign visitors looked down at the roughness and crudity of the pioneering life.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Little Turtle.

Accepted Answer

Leader of the Miami, Shawnee,

Question 14

Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  trying to fill the popular George Washington's shoes. 
B)  Hamilton's hatred of him and efforts to undermine him. 
C)  his ambivalent positions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day. 
D)  his demeanor as an intellectual and elite, which made him unappealing to the masses. 
E)  his narrow victory in his bid for office. 
A)  trying to fill the popular George Washington's shoes. 
B)  Hamilton's hatred of him and efforts to undermine him. 
C)  his ambivalent positions on the critical political, economic, and foreign policy issues of the day. 
D)  his demeanor as an intellectual and elite, which made him unappealing to the masses. 
E)  his narrow victory in his bid for office.

Question 15

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

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A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class. 
A)  agricultural interests. 
B)  trade with France. 
C)  the wealthier class. 
D)  the poor. 
E)  the middle class.

Question 16

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

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A)  was based on calculations of American self-interest. 
B)  fulfilled America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. 
C)  was opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  dealt a severe blow to French military and naval strategists. 
E)  had little impact on future American foreign policy. 
A)  was based on calculations of American self-interest. 
B)  fulfilled America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty. 
C)  was opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  dealt a severe blow to French military and naval strategists. 
E)  had little impact on future American foreign policy.

Question 17

Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by

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A)  granting America numerous trade privileges. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships in the West Indies. 
C)  leaving frontier outposts on American soil. 
D)  helping to relieve tensions between Indians and Americans. 
E)  blocking the major United States' seaports. 
A)  granting America numerous trade privileges. 
B)  seizing American merchant ships in the West Indies. 
C)  leaving frontier outposts on American soil. 
D)  helping to relieve tensions between Indians and Americans. 
E)  blocking the major United States' seaports.

Question 18

Federalists strongly supported

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A)  law and order. 
B)  states' rights. 
C)  strict construction of the Constitution. 
D)  popular democracy. 
E)  a weak military. 
A)  law and order. 
B)  states' rights. 
C)  strict construction of the Constitution. 
D)  popular democracy. 
E)  a weak military.

Question 19

Thomas Jefferson appealed to all of the following groups EXCEPT

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A)  small shopkeepers. 
B)  small yeoman farmers. 
C)  the middle class. 
D)  manufacturers. 
E)  artisans. 
A)  small shopkeepers. 
B)  small yeoman farmers. 
C)  the middle class. 
D)  manufacturers. 
E)  artisans.

Question 20

In the election campaign of 1796, the Democratic-Republicans made their primary issue

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A)  the content of Washington's Farewell Address. 
B)  Washington's refusal to consult Congress before issuing the Neutrality Proclamation. 
C)  the terms of Jay's Treaty and the crushing of the Whiskey Rebellion. 
D)  the terms of the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton's idea for a national bank. 
A)  the content of Washington's Farewell Address. 
B)  Washington's refusal to consult Congress before issuing the Neutrality Proclamation. 
C)  the terms of Jay's Treaty and the crushing of the Whiskey Rebellion. 
D)  the terms of the Pinckney Treaty. 
E)  Alexander Hamilton's idea for a national bank.

Exam 9: Launching the New Ship of State

During its first quarter-century as a nation, one of the most vexing problems facing America was

Which of the following elements represent Democratic-Republican (Jeffersonian) political features?

The legal basis for Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton's Bank of the United States was

Hamilton expected that the revenue to pay the interest on the national debt would come from

Identify and state the historical significance of John Adams.

How were the Alien Laws and the Sedition Act allegedviolations of the Bill of Rights? What arguments were used to justify these laws, and what arguments were used to argue against these laws? Do you find these arguments convincing? Why or why not?

Jay's Treaty contained all of the following provisions EXCEPT

For its continued success, Hamilton's financial program relied heavily on

Which amendment guards against the danger that enumerating rights might lead to the conclusion that they were the only ones protected?

Identify and state the historical significance of The Judiciary Act of 1789.

Washington's Farewell Address in 1796

All of the following are accurate descriptions of the young American nation EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Little Turtle.

Among the handicaps John Adams faced upon assuming the presidency were all of the following EXCEPT

Alexander Hamilton's financial program for the economic development of the United States favored

Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793

Britain made neutrality very difficult for the United States during the French and British conflicts of the 1790s by

Federalists strongly supported

Thomas Jefferson appealed to all of the following groups EXCEPT

In the election campaign of 1796, the Democratic-Republicans made their primary issue

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